Kaali – Karnaliko Loksahitya Tatha Saskriti By Yagyaraj Upadhya

Kaali – Karnaliko Loksahitya Tatha Sanskriti is an extensive cultural and folkloric encyclopedia dedicated to the Kaali–Karnali region of far-western Nepal. Compiled after 25 years of meticulous fieldwork, this 984-page hardcover documents over 60 forms of folk expression—songs, stories, proverbs, festivals, dances, rituals, instruments, and traditional games—anchored in the lives of the Mahakali, Seti, and Karnali communities . Upadhyaya, himself a renowned folk singer, brings scholarly insight with accessible language, complete with ritual descriptions, costume notes, musical context, and cultural commentary—earning praise as a living “encyclopedia” of Nepal’s western folk traditions .

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